Ken Cranston
Kenneth Cranston
Born: 20 October 1917, Aigburth, Liverpool, Lancashire
Major Teams: Lancashire, England.
Known As: Ken Cranston
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium
Test Debut: England v South Africa at Manchester, 3rd Test, 1947
Last Test: England v Australia at Leeds, 4th Test, 1948
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 8 14 0 209 45 14.92 0 0 3 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 168.2 37 461 18 25.61 4-12 0 0 56.1 2.73
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1947 - 1950)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 78 104 15 3099 156* 34.82 3 18 47 0
Balls R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 11642 4985 178 28.00 7-43 10 1 65.4 2.56
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Profile:
Plucked from the relative obscurity of Lancashire club cricket to captain
his county in 1947, Kenneth Cranston made an immediate impression at
first-class level, averaging close to 40 with the bat and 23 with the ball.
An aggressive right hand bat, with three first-class centuries, he usually
opened the bowling at a brisk fast-medium. He was rewarded with a Test cap
against South Africa in 1947, and toured the West Indies in 1947-48 under GO
Allen as vice-captain. Allen was injured on board ship, and Cranston
captained the side in the First Test, which was drawn. Injury-hit and by no
means a full-strength touring party, England struggled on this tour, and
Cranston dropped out of contention in 1948, playing just once against the
all-conquering Australian tourists. At the end of the 1948 season Cranston
resigned as captain of Lancashire, unable to balance the commitments of
first-class cricket and his dental practice. Apart from a few appearances in
festival matches, it was the end of a very promising first-class career (DL 2000).
Last Updated: Monday, 29-Jul-2002 05:33:17 GMT
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